Sophomore
Holocaust Project
| Part A The Book |
Part B Research Paper |
Part C SIRS Article |
Holocaust
Project 
PART A:
THE BOOK DUE DATE:___________________
l.
Read a
non-fiction book on the theme of the Holocaust.
Books must be chosen from the Aquinas
Library—reviews of
some of the books
are on the Library’s Home Page.
You will be going to the library as a class
to choose
the book.
2. You will create a “Jackdaw” box containing at
least 10
items that
represent the book you are reading.
Along with
each item you will
need a 4 X 6 note card (total of 10)
explaining each
item’s significance to the story.
Instructions for this box are below.
3. You will present your “Jackdaw box” to the
class.
(Time 3-4 minutes)
DIRECTIONS FOR JACKDAW BOX
TASK: A Jackdaw is a Eurasian bird that collects
things.
For this “book report” you will create a
jackdaw box—a
visual,
artistic, tangible representation of significant
aspects of your book.
Inside this special container (box)
will be at
least TEN (10) items created by you which
demonstrate
your understanding of the person and the
events that
person lived through.
JACKDAW
BOX
Create a container or transform a previously
existing container of some type to create your box. For example, a shoebox, a
handbag, hat box, tin container, or cereal box could be transformed into a
trunk, a railroad car, a suitcase, etc.
Make sure you include the title of your book and the author some-
place on the box.
Items collected in the jackdaw box could
include:
*time lines
*newspaper stories (you could compose one)
*diary type entries
*letters between people in the story
(handwritten)
*maps of a person’s journey
*artifacts from the book such as clothing,
a keepsake,
mementos, etc.
(examples: cloth star, glasses, shoes,
tattered piece
of clothing, etc—use your imagination and
picture yourself
in the book)
*illustrations of important events
Each
item must be accompanied by a complete description of its significance on a 4 X
6 card. You must also include an index
card description for the box as well.
PART B: RESEARCH PAPER DATE DUE:___________________
1. Research a topic related to the Holocaust
(topics will be
assigned by the
teacher) so as to write a brief two (2) page
research paper. Two class periods will be provided for
library
research.
Paper will include
a. Two text pages
b. Work Cited page
c. Attach copies of any Web Articles that
you use.
2. You will need to use the following sources (a
minimum of 4)
(Place a Check mark when you have obtained
that source)
____a. National Holocaust Museum Web site
(link on library
home
page)
____b. Holocaust Encyclopedia (In Library)
(Copies will be
made of your
article on library copier)
____c. A library
book (copies of pages you need will be made
on library
copier)
____d. An
additional Web site from the links listed on the
library
home page or an additional library book. No
additional encyclopedia articles may be used. If
using
a web article you must attach copy to project.
ESSAY GUIDELINES
Essays
are to be two (2) pages long, double-spaced, and size 12
Times New Roman font.
Parenthetical citations must be used to
indicate the source of your information. Follow the format
shown in Writers Inc. Include a proper heading.
For each source you will
need the following information in order to complete a works cited list for your
paper:
Author
Title of book/web site/periodical (magazine
or newspaper)
Publisher
Place of publication
Date/year of publication
Source of information for materials gotten
online
Name of website/sponsoring organization
Date information was downloaded from
Website
Be sure and use the correct
color forms in the library to help you complete works cited entry for each
source.
Yellow-Web; Green—Encyclopedia; White—Regular Book; Blue-SIRS
DIRECT LINKS TO
WEB SITES:
UNITED
Student Research
Sites—Holocaust Sites
https://aqlibrary.tripod.com/worldhistorysites.html#Holocaust
PART C:
SIRS ARTICLE
DATE DUE__________________
Read
one of the SIRS articles on modern day genocide listed on the Aquinas Library
Web Page. There will be direct link from
the library home page to the SIRS ARTICLE.
Scroll through the list and choose an article. (You may want to look at
several articles before you choose one.)
Pick
one of the following to guide you in writing a one (1) page reflection paper on
the contents of the article. Attach the
reflection paper to the article.
1. Imagine yourself in the situation that you
are reading about. Discuss a memorable
part of this article and how you would see yourself reacting if you were
actually living in this experience.
2. Write a letter to the author of your article,
beginning,
“I
have just finished reading your article and I would like you to know
that…” (If no author is given just use
Dear Author)
3. Has this article helped you in any way relate
the Holocaust to current world events. How have your opinions changed? Or maybe they
have not.
The
important thing to keep in mind when writing your reactions is to be honest
with yourself.
DIRECT LINK TO SIRS: http://www.proquestk12.com/
Type in username and
password:
Click on box underneath
username and password that says
SIRS PRODUCTS
Choose an article from the list below. Type in the title from the
list below in the SIRS search box.
Briefly review the article to see if this is the one you wish to use. If
not choose another article and preview it.
“
In
“Abduction of the Innocent”
“Horror Stories”
Millions of secret police and intelligence files seized by
“Bodies Yield
Evidence of Hussein-Era Killings”
Beneath the clinical glare of fluorescent lights in a collection of
makeshift laboratories, the victims of mass murder under Suddam
Hussein are slowly brought back to life.
For two years, a team of forensic scientists from around the world has
shifted through bones, clothes, identity papers, etc.
“The Agony of
Hawa has a tiny cabin to herself. In
the teeming Darafuri refugee camp where most families
must share huts, this seems a luxury. but for the 18 year old it is terrible, especially at night
when gunshots ring throughout the camp.
“Dying in
Can the ethnic cleansing in
“Genocide in
The United Nations suppresses its own report on ‘the world’s greatest
humanitarian crisis.’
“Militias in
The boy doesn’t wear shorts. He
doesn’t play with his friends. His heart
wants to, but his legs won’t let him.
Only 12, Hussein Muhamed sits in the shade of
his small hut, dressed in a pair of long khakis, a lost soul sidelined in a
refugee camp full of them.
http://sks.sirs.com/cgi-bin/hst-clean-copy2?id=SNY1679H-0-8978&type=ART&artno=0000189005
“Would
the World Allow Another Genocide?”
As quickly as
http://sks.sirs.com/cgi-bin/hst-clean-copy2?id=SNY1679H-0-8978&type=ART&artno=0000185775
“A Nation of Widows:
The adult population of
http://sks.sirs.com/cgi-bin/hst-clean-copy2?id=SNY1679H-0-8978&type=ART&artno=0000019072
“
Until now, the world knew little of what happened when Bosnian Serb
forces took over the un-protected Muslim town of
systematic executions and massive war crimes.
http://sks.sirs.com/cgi-bin/hst-clean-copy2?id=SNY1679H-0-8978&type=ART&artno=0000012764
“After
Genocide: Building Peace In
“The War In
Having lost kin and their homes, Bosnian refuges live deep in
grief.
“Muslims Feeling
New Serb Purges”
Serb forces have stepped up a deadly new wave of “ethnic cleansing” in
northwestern
“Bitter Tales of
Rape, Plunder”
A brutal nightmare twists the lives of
“Seeking Refuge”
About 50 Muslim and Croatian refugees from
“An Awful Truth
Sinks In”
After years of hope, survivors of
“123 Million People
on the Move: The tides of Humanity”
Never in History have so many people wanted to be somewhere else. Spilling out of
“Broken Region of
Once, this was the season when Khartoma Ibrahim prayed for the rains to come. She was a farmer then, before the troubles
here in Darfu changed everything, even her prayers. The rains should come any day now, but this
year Ibrahim, 35, has no fields to plant. She, her
husband and their six children languish in a refugee camp.
“Slavery In
Joe Madison says he doesn’t cry easily.
But in
“Witness To
Slavery: Horror in villages Haunted By
Slavery”
“Everyone could take whatever kind of person they wanted. Anyone who likes women could take women. Any one who likes girls could take
girls. anyone
who likes a small boy could take a small boy.”
“Witness To Slavery: Bought—and
Freed”
Freedom: for a handful of cash,
our reporters strike a deal with an Arab middleman, freeing two young boys
after six years of bondage. The exchange
proves beyond all doubt that slavery exists in Sudan.